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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Weight loss (90%) 3. ... Criteria - Either ... #algorithm #management ... #criteria #Tropheryma
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test ... Hypernatremia #Management ... #nephrology #insipidus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
(3) primary lateral ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... : months - Criteria ... more regions 3. ... #diagnosis #management
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... , 3) Personalized ... with a negative diagnostic ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
level of myelitis 3. ... Criteria: • Sensory ... - More than 2/3 ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... #management #neurology
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... tricuspid in IVDU) Risk ... : Duke Criteria ... Major OR 1 Major & 3 ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
cardiovascular risk ... serum creatinine, test ... Anticoagulation for 3 ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
Pain 1) Pain > 3 ... Normal stress test ... NOT recommended 3) ... years - No further diagnostic ... GRACE #Guidelines #cardiology